still searching (thought i lost this one)

the glimpse of first light to the waking,
the promise of day to a child,
the comfort of a proven remedy,
she is,
heaven's fingertips to human skin,

the magic of a mystery unexplained,
the fragrance of memory returned,
the beauty of a dewdrop undisturbed,
she is,
rhythm to a dancer's feet,

the mischief of an ad lib,
the weight of old men's tears,
the persistence of a lingering doubt,
she is,
freefall to a jumper's breath,

the substance of a good intention,
the rush of that first untruth,
the assurance of a promise kept,
she is,
poetry for a storyteller,


somewhere she waits for me to find.